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Ukraine Evaluates US Autonomous Drone Boats That Its Own Combat Success Inspired
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Ukraine Evaluates US Autonomous Drone Boats That Its Own Combat Success Inspired

I’ve been tracking Ukraine’s transformation from drone importer to NATO’s leading drone warfare teacher for months. This week brought a development that captures how far the tables have turned: Ukrainian officials traveled to Portugal to evaluate autonomous systems from a company that openly credits Ukraine’s battlefield success for its existence. The irony writes itself. But…

Northrop Reveals Project Talon Combat Drone
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Northrop Reveals Project Talon Combat Drone

Northrop Grumman has revealed a new autonomous combat drone called Project Talon, a design meant to fix the mistakes that cost the company a win in the first round of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, as reported by Breaking Defense. The company’s earlier proposal earned strong marks for performance but stumbled on price…

Sikorsky Unveils Nomad Family of Hybrid-Electric VTOL Drones
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Sikorsky Unveils Nomad Family of Hybrid-Electric VTOL Drones

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky division has unveiled its Nomad family of autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones, introducing a scalable platform that ranges from small reconnaissance units to Black Hawk-sized aircraft. The announcement comes less than a year after the company successfully tested its novel rotor blown wing design. The Nomad family addresses a critical…

Lockheed's Skunk Works Unveils New "Vectis" Stealth Drone
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Lockheed’s Skunk Works Unveils New “Vectis” Stealth Drone

The secretive and legendary Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the same minds that brought us the F-117 Nighthawk and the F-35 Lightning, have just pulled the curtain back on their newest creation: a stealthy, autonomous combat drone called Vectis. Unveiled on September 21st, Vectis is a Group 5 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) designed for one primary…

Drone partnership: BAE FalconWorks and Lockheed Skunk Works to co-develop autonomous air system
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Drone partnership: BAE FalconWorks and Lockheed Skunk Works to co-develop autonomous air system

At the DSEI arms fair in London on Monday, BAE Systems’ FalconWorks and Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works announced a “strategic collaboration” to develop a new uncrewed autonomous air system, aiming to field modular products that can counter electronic warfare, according to Reuters. The rare tie-up between two top “prime” contractors targets faster, more affordable delivery…

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